Ten-time Grand Slam champion, Anne Smith, Ph.D., completed her third season as the sports psychologist for SMU women's tennis. During her playing career, she won 10 Grand Slam championships in doubles and mixed doubles as she ascended to No. 1 in the world in doubles in 1980 and 1981, and reached a career-high No.12 in singles in 1982. She served as the mental training consultant for Harvard University's women's tennis team in 2006 when the Crimson broke into the top 10 for the first time.
Smith has a doctorate in educational psychology with a specialization in school psychology from the University of Texas. She was the recipient of the 2009 United States Olympic Committee's "Doc" Counsilman Science Award for her contributions in the areas of sports psychology and mental training. Smith is the author of GRAND SLAM Coach Your Mind to Win in Sports, Business, and Life; and MACH 4® Mental Training System: Tennis Handbook and Workbook II for Coaches, Parents, and Players.
She is one of only 20 women in the history of the open era of tennis to win ten or more Grand Slam titles, and one of only 13 women in the open era to complete a career Grand Slam in women's doubles; winning three U.S. Open championships, two Wimbledon titles, four French Open crowns, and one Australian Open. Smith won her 10 Grand Slam championships from 1980 to 1984. She was the first American to win the French Open Junior Championships.
Smith later won the 35-and-over women's doubles at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon in 1997, and she and Stan Smith won the Champions Invitational Mixed Doubles at the U.S. Open in 2006, 2007 and 2008. She also coached the World Team Tennis Boston Lobsters in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy: Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Licensed Psychologist, Texas & Massachusetts
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology, Texas
TEXAS JUNIOR RANKINGS #1 in Girl's 12 singles, #6 in Girl's 14 singles and #3 in Girl's 14 doubles - 1971 #1 in Girl's 14 singles and doubles and #14 in Girl's 16 singles - 1972 #1 in Girl's 14 singles and #4 in Girls 16 singles and #1 in Girl's 16 doubles - 1973 #1 in Girl's 16 & 18 singles - 1974 #1 in Girl's 16 & 18 singles - 1975 #2 in Girl's 18 singles and #1 in Women's singles and mixed doubles - 1976 #1 in Girl's 18 singles - 1977 NATIONAL JUNIOR RANKINGS #3 in Girl's 12 singles in U.S. - 1971 #12 in Girl's 14 singles in U.S. - 1972 #5 in Girl's 14 singles and # 2 in Girl's 14 doubles in U.S. - 1973 #6 in Girl's 16 singles and # 1 in Girl's 16 doubles and #18 in Girl's 18 singles in U.S. - 1974 #5 in Girl's 16 singles and #1 in Girl's 16 doubles and #8 in Girl's 18 singles and #1 in Girl's 18 doubles in U.S. - 1975 #3 in Girl's 18 singles and #1 in Girl's 18 doubles in U.S. - 1976 #9 in Girl's 18 singles in U.S. - 1977 USTA NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (Total 13) Winner Girl's 16 National Doubles - 1974 Winner Girl's 16 National Indoors singles and doubles -1974 Winner Girl's 16 National Hard Courts and Clay Courts doubles - 1975 Winner Girl's 18 National Clay Courts doubles - 1975 Winner Girl's 18 National Indoors singles and doubles - 1975 Winner Girl's 18 National Hard Courts (twice), Clay Courts, Indoors doubles - 1976 Winner Girl's 18 National Doubles - 1976 USTA NATIONAL ADULT CHAMPIONSHIPS (Total 8) Winner Girl's 21 National Indoors singles - 1977 Winner Girl's 21 National Hard Courts doubles -1977 Winner Women's National Amateur Indoors doubles - 1977 Winner Girl's 21 National Indoors singles and doubles - 1978 Winner Women's National Amateur Indoors singles - 1978 Winner Women's National Clay Courts doubles - 1979 Winner Women's National Clay Courts doubles - 1980 GRAND SLAM DOUBLES TITLES (Total 10) Wimbledon Doubles Champion - 1980 Australian Open Doubles Champion - 1980 French Open Doubles Champion - 1980 French Open Mixed Doubles -1980 United States Open Doubles Champion - 1981 United States Open Mixed Doubles -1981 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles - 1982 United States Open Mixed Doubles -1982 French Open Doubles Champion - 1982 French Open Mixed Doubles - 1984 HIGHEST WORLD RANKINGS Ranked #1 in Doubles in 1980 & 1981 Ranked #12 in Singles in 1982 AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS Winner Orange Bowl Junior International Tournament (16 Doubles With Allegra Pero) - 1973 Winner Mary Lowdon Award (Texas) -1974-1977 Winner Maureen Connolly Brinker Sportsmanship Award (Memphis, TN) -1976 Received "Most Promising Player Award" by Seventeen Magazine - 1976 Winner Orange Bowl Junior International Tournament - 1977 Winner Seventeen Magazine Tournament of Champions - 1977 Winner Maureen Connolly Brinker Outstanding Junior Girl Award (Philadelphia) -1977 First American to win the French Open Junior Singles Title - 1977 WTA Doubles Team of the Year (With Kathy Jordan) - 1980 Member of Wightman Cup and Federation Cup Teams Youngest athlete enshrined into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame - 1985 Enshrined into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame - 1993 35-and-Over United States Open Doubles Champion - 1997 35-and-Over Wimbledon Doubles Champion - 1996 & 1997 Inducted into the Trinity University Athletics Hall of Fame - 1999 Appointed Member of the United States Tennis Association Sport Science Committee - 2001, 2002 Mental Training Consultant for Harvard University Women's Tennis Team - 2005-2006 Coach of the WTT Boston Lobsters - 2005, 2006, 2007 United States Olympic Committee ( USOC ) "Doc" Counsilman Science Award - 2009
